Filtering the Internet for Young People: The Comfortable Pew Is a Thorny Throne.

Chapin, Betty

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ589953

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-1481-1782

EISSN: N/A

Filtering the Internet for Young People: The Comfortable Pew Is a Thorny Throne.

Chapin, Betty

Teacher Librarian, v26 n5 p18-22 May-Jun 1999

Reviews the technological, political, professional, and educational issues associated with filtering or blocking access to electronic information. Suggests strategies for handling the unique situations that might arise in school libraries and outlines age-appropriate alternatives to filtering. (AEF)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Policy, Internet, Library Policy, School Libraries, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A